1、Unit 4 Reading(I) Teen faints after skipping meals 1 Which figure(身材身材) do you like better? Why? 2 Lead in overweight What do you think they need to do? 3 4 Predicting STONECHESTER-A teenage girl fainted yesterday at Stonechester High School after skipping meals. 1.What kind of writing is the articl
2、e according to the title and the first paragraph? 2.What will be probably talked about in the article? A news report. How the teenager fainted and why it happened. Predicting 6 Fast reading Listen to the news report and answer the following questions. 1. Why was Jennifer rushed to hospital? 2. Who w
3、ere interviewed in this news report? What did they say? 3. What are some of the dangerous methods teenagers use to lose weight? 4. What lifestyle tips did the expert give? 7 8 Fast reading Listen to the news report and answer the following questions. 1. Why was Jennifer rushed to hospital? 2. Who we
4、re interviewed in this news report? What did they say? 3. What are some of the dangerous methods teenagers use to lose weight? 4. What lifestyle tips did the expert give? Because she fainted in her morning PE lesson. classmates Laura Williams eating problems “she has struggled with _ for a long time
5、”. “She has not eaten _ for the last few months. I warned her that skipping meals was_, but she _. breakfast unhealthy wouldnt listen” 9 3. What are some of the dangerous methods teenagers use to lose weight? Fast reading Extreme methods Skipping meals Taking weight-loss medicine Over-exercising It
6、is important to _. Whats more, they should _ _ Lifestyle tips for teenagers from an expert have a healthy balanced diet keep regular hours and get plenty of exercise to stay energetic and fit 11 4. What lifestyle tips did the expert give? What are the basic elements of a news report? Discussion Head
7、line 标题标题 A A news report usually starts with a lead. It gives the most important information about an event. It provides essential information including who, what, when, where, why and how. Tail 结尾结尾 D Some news reports go on to provide background or supporting information.It focuses on the least i
8、mportant information that is interesting or nice for readers. Body 正文正文 C Then the following paragraphs give more detailed information about the event. Lead 导语导语 B It sums up the report and catches the readers attention. 14 Lead Headline Tail Body Furture reading Analysing the structure Part 1 The l
9、ead Part 2 The body Part 3 The tail Para. 1: A teenage girl fainted at school yesterday after skipping meals. Para. 2-4: The girl skipped meals to get slim. She is now recovering in hospital. Para. 5: A survey shows that many teenagers are using extreme methods to lose weight. Para. 6-7:The expert g
10、ives advice on how to lose weight properly. What information can readers learn from an effective lead? A teenage girl fainted yesterday at Stonechester High School after skipping meals. who what when where why Discussion 17 Xi congratulates Biden President Xi Jinping on Wednesday sent a message to J
11、oe Biden to congratulate him on his election as US president. Just have a try Headline Lead 18 President Xi Jinping on Wednesday sent a message to Joe Biden to congratulate him on his election as US president. who who when why what 19 Maradona dead at 60 Soccer legend Diego Maradona died on Wednesda
12、y after suffering a cardiac arrest. He was 60. The news sparked an outpouring of emotion as the Argentine government declared three days of mourning. Headline Lead 20 Soccer legend Diego Maradona died on Wednesday after suffering a cardiac arrest. He was 60. The news sparked an outpouring of emotion
13、 as the Argentine government declared three days of mourning. who what when why What can we learn from Jennifers case? Critical thinking 22 Critical thinking Why do some teenagers care so much about their weight? What are the possible causes? In a society where being thin is often seen as being beau
14、tiful, teenagers sometimes turn to extreme methods to slim down quickly. Pretty face beautiful clothes Attractive figure Stylish hair 23 beauty outside Never judge a book by its cover ! What is beauty? 24 Beauty doesnt only come from appearance. It also comes from your heart,your action and your goo
15、d qualities. If you have a kind heart, you own real beauty. Beauty is the way people act and the little things they do rather than how they look. 25 Beauty is being the best possible version of yourself on the inside and out. -Audrey Hepburn 26 Homework If you were an expert on health and were invit
16、ed to give a lecture on losing weight, what would you present to your audience? Prepare with your group members to deliver a speech. 28 News report How to read a news report ? Headline 29 Reading strategy A news report usually starts with a lead. It gives the most important information about an even
17、t. Then the following paragraphs give more detailed information about the event. Some news reports go on to provide background or supporting information. Lead 导语导语 Body 正文正文 Tail 结语结语 Lead Close reading Part 1 (Para. 1) What is the function of the first paragraph? Body Close reading Part 2 (Para. 2-
18、4) 1. Why was Jennifer rushed to hospital? 2. Who are interviewed in this news report? What did they say? Because she fainted in her morning PE lesson. classmates Laura Williams eating problems “she has struggled with _ for a long time”. “She has not eaten _ for the last few months. I warned her tha
19、t skipping meals was_, but she _. breakfast unhealthy wouldnt listen” 32 Conclusion Close reading Part 3 (Para. 5-7) Read and try to finish the following tasks: Task 1: understand the authors opinion of Jennifers case Task 2: find out the extreme methods teenagers use to lose weight Task 3: find out
20、 what lifestyle tips the expert gives Jennifers case is a reminder of the dangers of the unhealthy weight-loss habits that have become common among teenagers of both sexes. 34 The authors opinion of Jennifers case Task 1 35 Find out the extreme methods teenagers use to lose weight Task 2 Skipping me
21、als over-exercising taking weight-loss medicine 36 Critical thinking Why do some teenagers care so much about their weight? What are the possible causes? In a society where being thin is often seen as being beautiful, teenagers sometimes turn to extreme methods to slim down quickly. Pretty face beau
22、tiful clothes Attractive figure Stylish hair 37 beauty outside Never judge a book by its cover ! What is beauty? 38 Beauty doesnt only come from appearance. It also comes from your heart,your action and your good qualities. If you have a kind heart, you own real beauty. Beauty is the way people act
23、and the little things they do rather than how they look. 39 Homework If you were an expert on health and were invited to give a lecture on losing weight, what would you present to your audience? Prepare with your group members to deliver a speech. 41 Ways of losing weight Healthy diet Proper exercis
24、e More vegetables Less junk food What do you think are healthy ways of losing weight? Sleep 43 44 Whats the style of the text? News report How to undersatnd a news report ? 45 News report How to read a news report ? Headline What is beauty ? Beauty beauty outside beauty inside beautiful clothes pret
25、ty face positive attitude good behavior Never judge a book by its cover 46 attractive figure How can we both look good and feel good? Further discussion physically do exercise regularly have a healthy diet mentally be confident develop good qualities Beauty doesnt only come from appearance.It also c
26、omes from your heart,your action and your good qualities. 47 Activity 5 Write a letter of advice Suppose(假设）假设）you are a friend of Jennifer, you are planning to write a letter to her to show your concern and give advice. Dear Jennifer , Im so sorry to hear what have happened to you. First of all / T
27、o start with , . Whats more/ moreover, . Last but not least, . I hope that you will fully recover as soon as possible. Best wishes, Gather some useful expressions from Para.6Gather some useful expressions from Para.6- -7 7 48 It is very important that they try to lose weight properly. It is importan
28、t to have a healthy balanced diet since teenagers are still growing and their bodies need a lot of nutrition to function well. Whats more, they should keep regular hours and get plenty of exercise to stay energetic and fit. In my opinion, youd better/should. Remember one of the best ways to solve th
29、e problems is to. I suggest that you should, which can help you . 句式句式 49 50 True or false ? 1.Jennifer fainted in her morning PE Lesson because she did not eat breakfast that day. 2.Jennifers friend warned her the daughter of skipping meals but she did not listen. 3.According to recent survey, almo
30、st twenty percent of teenagers regularly skip meals. 4.It is normal for teenagers to be overweight and there is no reason to be worried. 5.Getting plenty of exercise is the safest and most effective way to get into shape. F T F F and hardly touched her dinner the night before. T slightly overweight Living well 52
